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Show I Sun I Chronicle-Advertis- er I Thursday, November 25, 1971 Safety stressed by administrator It is impossible to have an accident and the resulting injury without the presence of a hazard. This brief, simple message is the main one that the Regional Administrator for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration in Denver is carrying to employee and employer representatives, plus the public in the six states his re- gion serves. Howard J. whose Schulte, regional offices in Dpnver cover the states of Colorado, Montana, North and South Dakota, Utah and Wyoming, is pointing this out in seeking comprehension and cooperation with the re- cently passed Williams-SteigOccupational Safety and Health er Act. People can be trained only to a limited degree to avoid hazards, he notes whilepointing out that a workman cannot produce effectively when tense and constantly ready to jump, dodge, etc., to avoid injury. Its easier to eliminate ards. and more effective or control the haz- And these concepts, he says, are the published words of management personnel of one of the largest industrial complexes in the U.S. They are also incorporated into the Act which became effective this year. The Act primarily addresses itself to conditions in the workplace, rather than to work practices. It is a Federal Law that applies to all rs in engaged activi- ties that affect commerce, except those activities over which other agencies exercise statuIt applies to tory authority. 57 million workers and four million employers. Although the Act, referred to as OSHA, consists of 31 pages and the Federal Standards issued after its passage are voluminous, the entire purpose and intent of the law is contained in one of its sentences: that each employer shall furn- ish to each of his employees employment and a place of employment which are free from Health Act is the most comprehensive legislation even enacted for the sole purpose of ridding work areas of safety and health hazards. Since 1958, while the national capacity to produce has increased, the number of disabling injuries per 1,000,000 has risen about 20 percent. "This increase from both the humanitarian and an economic point of view focused attention on the need for legislation. man-hou- rs ' Although statistics are cold and imperfect, it appears from the best sources available that over 14,000 workmen are killed each year due to hazards in the workplaces, and more than 2,000,000 suffer dis- abling injuries. On construction work alone, there are about 2,800 workmen killed each year because of workplace hazzards, and about 240,000 suffering disabling injuries. He says that at this time his office is concentrating on "worst first situations. Under the law, each employee in the various covered establishments is given the right, without fear of discharge or discrimination, to complain about hazards in his workplace. Employers must post and keep posted a notice furnished by the Department of Labor, informing the employees of the protections and obligations provided for in the Act. The employer shall also make available to employees for their review a copy of the Act and all regulations pertinent to the Act including the Safety and Health Standards. Any employer failing to comply with these requirements shall be subject to citation and penalty under provisions of Section 17 of the Act. Our inspectors are referred to as Compliance Officers. They have good safety backgrounds in the various phases of industrial and construction work. In addition, each of them been has given intensive specialized training for the OSHA program. In making his inspections, the Compliance Officer goes to the establishment or to a workplace, except in cases of imminent danger, etc., on an un- - recognized hazards that are causing or are likely to cause death or serious physical harm to his employees. The safety and health standards are Consensus Standards, Schulte points out. They are standards that have been re- viewed by personnel of affect-- " "w! establishments who have been given full opportunity to in fortheir participate mulations. Laws serve little purpose in solving problems if the vast majority of those affected fail to comply voluntarily with the intent and spirit of the law, Schulte said. During the first months after the law was promulgated, many employers were apSchulte prehensive, notes, but, as they become better acquainted with the provisions and intent of the law, their resistance to it is being replaced by an attitude of What must we do to come into compliance? Many first thought of the cost of compliance. Now they are viewing compliance maturely a good investment. Schulte feels that an accident is an interruption of an orderly process. Many still interpret the word accident to mean that someone has been injured or killed or that property damage has occurred, as in the case of a fire. Actually, from the monetary point of view, the unnoticed types of accidents are likely to result, in the aggregate, in greater losses to employers than those that cause injury or property damag" Some studies indicate that, on the average, about 300 accidents occur to each one that results in an injury or property damage. The Occupational Safety and indicated their desire to take over the administration of the program for occupational saf- ety and health. In its first five months of operations, the Department of Labors tTon new inspections employing 1,045,173 workers, to employers. Of establish-I- n all, 12,904 violations of ments inspected, 1,169, or 21 job safety and health standards percent, were found to be in were alleged in 2,159 citations compliance. 'cuPa.una conducted 633 in establishments announced basis. He contacts top management about conducting the inspection and requests management to provide a representative to accompany him. He ascertains whether the employees have appointed someone to represent them and, if they have, he requests that their re- also accompany presentative him. If the employees have not selected a representative, then, under the provisions of the Law, he must interview several of the employees to gain their views as to possible existing hazards. After the inspection, he conducts an exit interview with management and relates his findings. The Compliance Officer then reports these findings to his Area Director, and the Area Director decides whether a citation (containing an abatement date) or a notice of deminimis is to be issued and the amount of penalties to be assessed, if any. The Law provides that a maximum penalty of $1,000 can be assessed for each violation and in extreme cases, up to a $20,000 penalty and imprisonment of not more than one year or both. "If a citation or a notice of de minimis is issued, it will be sent to the employer by registered mail. The citations must be issued with reasonable promptness and in no case later than six months. The citation will describe the nature of the alleged violations. Violations will be cited even though they are corrected at the time of inspection. The employer must post the citation at or near each place an alleged violation was noted -it must be readily observable by all affected employees. The citation must remain posted for a period of three working days or until the violation has been abated, whichever is later. There is a penalty provided under Section 17 of the Act of up to $1,000 for failure to post the citation. Schulte says the intej.i of the Congress is quite clear throughout the Act that each state is to play as large a part in Occupational Safety and Health as it chooses, including, ultimately, total ad- - Authentic reproduction of the original Nickel Plate Road Wabash Cannonball " Engine hauls tender, Burlington gondola, Santa Fe flat car with side stakes, and caboose. Set also includes trans-orme- r, 8 curved tracks and 2 straight tracks, uncoupler and instructions ha; JUMBO LOG ROLLS The Sun Beauty! Malibu BARBIE of Christmas Wrappings q ft. rolls 0 ft iapersand30-s- q 75-s- ? ' Barbie digs the California sun' All ready for the sand and surf Wl,h her swim suit sunglasses and beach towel' lle-i- n s ful foils Cheer colors andi patterns hh oll CHRISTMAS WRAPPING PAPERS and FOILS contain Packages tt of papers or ft of foils 80-s- q market open 30-s- q FV 5. A survey of spring and summer graduates of Utah Technical College at Salt Lake shows there is an attractive job market for trade school trained people. In figures just released, about 80 per cent of the college's 896 graduates last year are employed in their field of training or a related field. Also, 109 students from those graduating classes have returned to Utah Tech for continued Over 100 w,re not training. contacted on their success. Topping the list of graduates most in demand were executive secretaries, with nine graduates and nine employed in that role. job-findi- Other courses showing considerable employment success are as follows: WH'tEmSHOPPlNGS GOOD. ladses Sosos Reg. 9.95 to 12.95 $R99 NOW 01 DOOR CRASHER MIS SE29GS NOW (jirjOfl V ft JV While they last! U Architectural out of 12. Auto Mechanics, 19 out are employed. 33 ' Drafting, Barbering, 21 out of 23. Building Construction, 9 out of 10. Commercial 20. Art, 14 out of & 1926 West 5700 South Phone 825-786- 1 O to IB-In- ch FLUSH PLHYEV1HTES Electricity, 20 out of 26 are employed. Electronics, 48 out of 69. General Office Practice, Mechanics, y out of 36. 78. 25 Marketing has 5 out of 6. Nurse Aide, 117 out of 140. Power Sewing, 63 of 91. Practical Nursing, 52 out of Printing, 36 of 46. Air ConditRefrigeration ioning is 14 out of 17. Steno, 22 out of 30. Welding has 12 out of 15. 2 shirt. 1 ar ar Actually, only 21 graduates reported they were unemployed, also, 10 graduates have enrolled in four-yecolleges. J M t Set Package ef 50 3G 'jx400-700-i- Ron CARDS&TAGS $ roll or Vjx transparent JfTf ISjJ jB TOM ' j L-att&ipows 2S 'V, Assorted Christmas and traditional colors. Eb7 fog CRNDY CffTJSS 12 in a Qok REELS OF RIOBOMS ' s V, Start a collection! 12 to FLUSH PGE3IE30GE IG-Inch- oo PUPS Gkl 200 Ft. Total CHRISTr.IRS CRRD5 Lovely assortments of seasonal greetings. 10 to 21 cards per box. j 18 Box GO CHOCOLRTE CRHDLsu wwr Foil wrapped bells, balls or Santas. 14 and 16-o- z. Bog bags. Solid. OO ar Techs sudden increase fall quarter enrollment 30 per cent - is further in indication that vocational technical education will become continually more important to the employability of Utahs work force. -- A ( FEmt ar two-ye- 1 N Presently, the Utah State Advisory Council for Vocational and Technical Education published that at least 80 per cent of the States jobs can be found in professions requiring less than a four-yedegree. And, they're good paying jobs too. Examples are numerous, says college Pres. Jay L. Nelson, of young men and women garnering excellent salaries after graduating from our one and programs." He adds, I can think of examples in electricity and auto body repair where our graduates make over $10,000 a year. The electricity graduate, after our one-yeprogram, started with a construction firm for $5.33 an hour. 2 lingerie, 1 c fjK0i rj SCOTCH TAPE wallet jewelry and tie box W 14 out of 23. Christmas GIFT BOXES 1 out of 15. Cosmetology, Drafting and Design, 33 out of 49. 11 Heavy-dut- w of Utah . of the program, of the states have find job Ate. to n 6-R- j! 13.95 18.95 Forty-seve- Trade graduates as Reg. ministration 1 |